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“My usual,” Seth says and then looks over at me

“I’er and fries And let’s be crazy and add a Coke”

Shirley nods, jots it down, then winks and hurries away to put in our orders

“So, you must come in here a lot”

Seth nods and reaches over to take ht er, and Edme a lesson that day”

I blink in surprise “Did it work?”

“Oh, yeah I still had my moments, but I curbed the attitude a bit after that I was an angry little shit”

I s e as preteens”

“True,” he says “Okay, tell ?”

We settle into a nice little rhythone and what I’ve seen

“When do the bears go into hibernation?” I ask, just as Shirley sets our plates in front of us “Holy shit, that’s a cheeseburger”

Seth and Shirley laugh at le at the monstrosity in front of me

“There’s only one patty in there, right?”

“One patty and all the fixins,” Shirley confir else?”

“Please don’t,” I reply, shaking ht kill me”

“But what a way to go” She winks and walks away, and I shake er Instead of a tower of fries to s on his plate

“Will you slap ?”

“No, I’ll trade you for soe “November”

“Huh?”

“The bears are usually hibernating by the end of Noverizzlies don’t always sleep all winter Soet up and wander around a bit”

“That’s terrifying”

He laughs and s “It can be a surprise, yes It’s not often that they don’t sleep all winter, but they’ve been known to do that Most bears stay in their dens until about March, when things start to thaw Why do you ask?”

“I’ I have to carry the bear spray It’s added weight”

“You always have to carry it” All huone from his face now “It’s a permanent accessory if you’re in the outdoors here for any amount of time”

“Even in the heart of winter?”

He nods “Yep Because what if Yogi decides he’d like to take a mid-winter walk?”